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Is Aromas in a fire hazard severity zone?
98.7% of Aromas is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 87.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Aromas ranks 264 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.70 sq mi Very High, 3.45 sq mi High, 0.53 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.75 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 87.5% is 12.4 points above the 75.1% of San Benito County. The median home value of $925,800 is 23% above the county median of $751,500. Among 5 places in the county it ranks 1 for exposure; Aromas ranks first at 87.5%. The latest recorded fire is AROMAS in 2021. By decade: 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Aromas for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In San Benito County overall, 44.8% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Aromas
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was RED BARN in 2011 (22 acres in total).
- AROMAS (2021), 3 acres
- RED BARN (2011), 22 acres
Nearby places compared
- Prunedale, 4.7 mi south: 54.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $760,200
- Las Lomas, 4.9 mi west: 60.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $683,900
- Pajaro, 5.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $638,400
- San Juan Bautista, 6.2 mi east: 19.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $707,100
- Elkhorn, 6.3 mi southwest: 30.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $774,600
- Watsonville, 7.3 mi northwest: 10.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $657,700
- Interlaken, 7.7 mi northwest: 14.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $787,400
- Pajaro Dunes, 9.3 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Moss Landing, 9.4 mi southwest: 40.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Amesti, 9.5 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $825,100
- Gilroy, 9.6 mi north: 21.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $975,800
- Freedom, 9.8 mi northwest: 42.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $664,200